CVE-2010-4565

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-12-29
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.36 and earlier creates a publicly accessible file with a filename containing a kernel memory address, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about kernel memory use by listing this filename.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	2.1
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2015	2011-05-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.15.el5)	ELSA-2011-2015	2011-05-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0498	2011-05-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2015	2011-05-11